Improvement in fire-places



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No. ZQJ', entedJan.16,1872.

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vMI-LEs MOORE, OE BAETLETT, TENNESSEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-PLACES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,775, dated January16, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MILEs MOORE, of Bartlett, in the county of Shelby andState of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFire-Place Heaters; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and' use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a detail vertical section of my improved nreplace heatertaken through the line a: 00Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical sectionof the same taken through the line y y, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved {ire-placeheater, which sh all be so constructed as to be safe and durable, whichmay be taken down and put up when required, and which will enable theheated air to be discharged from the hot-air chamber in any desireddirection; and it consists in the construction and combination of thevarious parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

.A is the base-plate, which is designed to rest upon the ioor, and iscast with a depression, al, to serve as an ash-pit. The plate A is castwith iianges a2y to receive the rst course of bricks, B, for the jambsand back of the lire-place. (l are iron plates cast with flan ges allaround their edges upon both their upper and lower sides. The plates Care interposed between each two courses of bricks B, so as to hold thebricks securely in place. The bricks B and plates O are still furthersecured in place by long bolts, so as to coniine them securely in place.D is the casing, the lower edge of which rests in a groove cast in theupper side of the edge of the baseplate A. The casing D is made-enoughlarger than the brick-Work to form an air-chamber, E, all around thebrick-work. The middle part d1 of the top of the casing D is made in theshape of an inverted hopper to conduct the products of combustion to thechimney-flue. F is the cover, which rests upon and is'secured to theupper part of the casing D, so as to form an air-chamber, Gr, between itand the top of casing D. In the part of the base-plate A between thebricks B and the casing D are formed openings a3, closed with a slide,H, to regulate thc admission of cold air into the chamber E. In thesides and back of the casing D and in the cover F are formed openings Ifor the escape ofthe heated air, which openings are closed by slides J,so that the direction in which the heated air escapes from the heatermay be regulated at will. The top of the casing D has numerous holesformed through it to allow the air to circulate freely through thechambers E G. In the rear wall of the projecting part d1 of the top ofthe casing D is formed an opening, d2, closed by a damper, N, pivoted atits lower edge and Operated by a rod, O, passing out through the casingD, as shown in Figs. l and 2, to allow the hot air to escape into thechimney when" desired. Upon the shoulders of the base-plate A that formthe sides of the ash-pit a1 rests the bottom plate K, which has numerousholes formed through it, so that the ashes may pass through into theash-pito@1 and prevent the base-plate A from becoming too greatlyheated. L is the hearth, which rests and its upon the projecting forwardpart of the baseplate A and covers the forward part of the ash-pit al.In the end parts of the hearth L may be formed holes Z to receivespittoons M when desired.

The fire-place heaters thus constructed may be connected withsingle-fine chimneys, or with double chimneys, or with stack-chimneys,as may be required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The flanged plates G, alternating with the coursesof bricks B to form the nre-place, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. The casing D, constructed substantially as herein shown anddescribed, to form airchainbers E G, and provided with openings d I anddampers J N, in combination with the base-plate A and brick-work B C, asset forth.

3. The holesl formed in the end parts of the hearth L, substantially asherein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

MILES MOORE.

Witnesses:

L. A. SPIOER,

ROBERT GIBSON. (154)

